Intel Axes 10nm CPU Based NUC
by Dr. Ian Cutress & Anton Shilov on November 6, 2019 11:15 AM EST- Posted in
- Systems
- Intel
- NUC
- UCFF
- Desktop
- Cannon Lake
- Cannon Lake-U
- Crimson Canyon
Intel has notified its partners about plans to discontinue its only 10nm small form factor NUC in the market. The NUC, which went under the code name of Crimson Canyon, is/was Intel's only 10nm device in this market - it used Cannon Lake processors made on its 10 nm technology, and paired with AMD’s Radeon 540 graphics.
The fate of Intel’s Cannon Lake processors has been, to put it mildly, 'dead on arrival'. Delayed by over a year because of problems with 10 nm fabrication process, the CPUs suffered low yields and had design selections made that resulted in a non-functioning integrated GPU, as well as high power consumption: the Core i3-8121U processor at the heart of Intel's first generation 10nm ended up in a few China-only laptops (which we reviewed), and in a small number of Crimson Canyon NUC devices.
Intel advises parties interested in its Crimson Canyon NUC SFF PCs to make their final orders by December 27, 2019, or return them by that date. The final NUCs powered by the Cannon Lake processors will be shipped by February 28, 2020.
The axing of this NUC also coincides with several other 14nm NUCs being given the same treatment:
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- NUC8I3CYSN
- NUC5CPYH
- NUC5i3RYHS
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- NUC5i5RYHS
- NUC5PPYH
While the EOL of the Crimson Canyon Mini PCs is not exactly surprising, it will be interesting to see what Intel plans to offer on 10nm in the NUC space in future. Technically speaking the Core i3-8121U has not been formally discontinued, which is a real head scratcher.
Related Reading
- Intel’s Crimson Canyon NUCs with Cannon Lake CPU & Radeon dGPU Available for Pre-Order
- More 10nm Cannon Lake: Coming to Intel NUC, Officially
- 10nm Cannon Lake NUC at Major US Retailers
- Intel's 10nm Cannon Lake and Core i3-8121U Deep Dive Review
- Intel's 10nm Briefly Appears: Dual Core Cannon Lake in Official Documents
Source: Intel (Thanks to our reader SH SOTN for the tip)
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vladx - Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - link
Hopefully Ice Lake and Comet Lake NUCs are coming in 2020.psychobriggsy - Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - link
Given that Cannonlake shipments have been rumoured to be below six figures, shared between a laptop design and this NUC as far as I am aware, maybe rarity value will kick in down the line if you are fortunate (or not) enough to own one.Jorgp2 - Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - link
TIL 5th gen nucs are still soldGreenReaper - Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - link
They're not NUCs any more, they're PUCs.austinsguitar - Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - link
thats a damn shame... 10nm intel is only good for its new gpu, and that gpu would be perfect for a little nuc. litterally all nucs are good for is watching some high quality videos and doing light apps for the tv and this would have been the ultimate. damn.MrSpadge - Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - link
Cannon Lake had the old GPU design, as far as I know. So any benefit would purely come from the process, not the architecture.dromoxen - Thursday, November 7, 2019 - link
Rubbish NUCS are good for everything a normal dekstop PC except of course adding BULK by way of an additional gfx card. Shame that NV has also killed off the mxm card formfactor , not that it was ever really punted to home consumer. Will keep a lookout for these at sale prices.Soldered ram is a real deal breaker for most, the 4gb version will be pretty worthless.
N>B. I thought this had been announced (on slides) a few weeks ago ...
Krysto - Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - link
The 10nm process will be ready any day now.The 10nm process is super reliable.
I pity the fools who buy Intel's BS and buy the duds that will be ALL of its 10nm chips. On second thought, if they do buy Intel's BS anyway, maybe they deserve to be abused like the 10nm NUC guys just were.
MrSpadge - Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - link
Why? They got the hardware that was promised, didn't they? And the systems will work just fine even if no new ones are sold. It's just that the 10 nm process doesn't really help the chips.Dragonstongue - Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - link
unlike guy below me, I agree with such sentiment, sooner the consumer wakes up and smells the not so pleasing "coffee" the better, WE the consumer deserve FULL truth, not 1/2 arsed version of marketing BS to get more sales from an already "money flush" corporation that has been shafting many for decades which is the TRUTH.so what, they make a few good things, what about all the background BS that still persists, often at the "cost" of everyone else having a "fair playing field"
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same goes for other makers of tech products...we need BETTER we deserve BETTER, not the same old same old different day increasing cost (considering how many of us DO NOT get the same $$$$$ we once did)
oh wait, I guess it is "ok" to have overpaid and have to siphon through the security "risky" just to say you have a product from company X cause they "say" it is "the best" (often ONLY cause the compilers and shady tactics make it appear so)
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hard to be picky and choosy when one really does NOT know what they are buying/using.